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Post by MrMike on Jul 28, 2017 5:56:16 GMT -5
conflagration
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Post by MrMike on Jul 26, 2017 20:29:57 GMT -5
Learned something new, never heard of natural clinker, great info tims, thanks. They need to give it a cooler name though.
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Post by MrMike on Jul 26, 2017 20:24:31 GMT -5
The town is Mendora. The a & s are too close. Can anyone tell me what the multi rounded pieces are called? Do the rounded pieces feel heavy for their size? If so they may be hematite.
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Post by MrMike on Jul 26, 2017 20:13:22 GMT -5
Welcome from Tennessee, around these parts the saying goes "Don't know their arse from a hole in the ground".
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Post by MrMike on Jul 26, 2017 16:56:31 GMT -5
Cool looking stuff, looks like it has hematite bands. You're certain it's clinker?
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Post by MrMike on Jul 25, 2017 20:43:22 GMT -5
Cutting rock on a tile saw can be fun summer sport, if done correctly. I run the garden hose directly into the reservoir and sling away! Glad you're beating the heat, Mike. I have a few of those rolling right now. Took a minute to get them in, material moves slowly through the system around here. Yep, went through several blades until I started running the water hose. Now they last a lot longer. Something therapeutic about cutting rocks......
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Post by MrMike on Jul 25, 2017 18:35:54 GMT -5
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Post by MrMike on Jul 25, 2017 16:55:39 GMT -5
Now that's a big boy Fossilman. Hopefully it turns out to be something cool.
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Post by MrMike on Jul 25, 2017 5:25:40 GMT -5
This one is Midnight Obsidian from Glass buttes in Central Oregon. It is 3-1/2" wide. Bob Wow, that is spectacular!
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Post by MrMike on Jul 22, 2017 17:44:54 GMT -5
My dads. We lost a couple of hundred pounds of petrified wood when my granddad sold his farm and no one could get back to retrieve it. Nice stuff from the Elbert area in Colorado. I am also looking for several pounds of turquoise that has to be out there somewhere. Thanks for more info on the story & good luck on the turquoise hunt. That could be worth lots of $$.
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Post by MrMike on Jul 22, 2017 17:28:47 GMT -5
Great finds, whose barn was it? Grandpa's?
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Post by MrMike on Jul 22, 2017 17:21:06 GMT -5
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Post by MrMike on Jul 21, 2017 17:22:35 GMT -5
Spectacular batch Dave, my favorite is a toss up between the last two.
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Post by MrMike on Jul 21, 2017 5:21:29 GMT -5
Great build Walt, like the belt tension system.
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Post by MrMike on Jul 21, 2017 5:16:18 GMT -5
Added a link to a video in the original post. This pudding don't taste so good. Try spraying in a small amount of isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol, should break up the foam.
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Post by MrMike on Jul 19, 2017 18:50:54 GMT -5
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Post by MrMike on Jul 19, 2017 18:47:47 GMT -5
That jade sculpture is amazing! Great work you're doing with the kids, about the most rewarding thing you can do. That totem turned out great.
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Post by MrMike on Jul 17, 2017 18:56:32 GMT -5
Never noticed those. Wow.. U got email Mr..Mike That is for the eastern widow. Western widows don't have this feature, at least in my experience. Latrodectus mactans - Southern Black Widow Rock Show is easy peasy lemon squeezy!
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Post by MrMike on Jul 17, 2017 16:49:53 GMT -5
Pat, most that I've seen have some reds spots on the top of their abdomen. If you look closely at the 2nd pic you can barely see it above the spinneret. Never noticed those. Wow.. U got email Mr..Mike Yep
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Post by MrMike on Jul 17, 2017 16:21:45 GMT -5
Yikes! I understand the the red hourglass in the abdomen is how to ID a black widow. However, what does their backside look like? Don't normally see spiders belly up. Pat, most that I've seen have some reds spots on the top of their abdomen. If you look closely at the 2nd pic you can barely see it above the spinneret.
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